Haloid
Pronunciation : Ha"loid ( or )
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s salt + -oid: cf. F. cal.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides. -- n.
Defn: A haloid substance.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913